Book Description
Learn the fundamentals and enjoy competing in this fast-paced tactical game. Whether you already play the game, or are just starting out, Squash: Steps to Success will teach you the skills and strategies you need to play and win. In 12 progressive learning steps, you’ll find 82 fun and challenging drills and more than 140 illustrations that will help you master each skill and advance at your own pace. Author Phil Yarrow is a two-time U.S. National Champion and a teaching professional. With Phil as your coach, you’ll learn fundamentals and court movement skills, specific strokes for each game situation, and key strategies. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book will help you become a skillful, smart, and confident squash player.


Card catalog description
Learn the fundamentals and enjoy competing in this fast-paced tactical game. Whether you already play the game, or are just starting out, Squash: Steps to Success will teach you the skills and strategies you need to play and win. In 12 progressive learning steps, you'll find 82 fun and challenging drills and more than 150 illustrations that will help you master each skill and advance at your own pace. Author Phil Yarrow is a two-time U.S. National Champion and a teaching professional. With Phil as your coach, you'll learn fundamentals and court movement skills, specific strokes for each game situation, and key strategies.


From the Publisher
"The quintessential resource for the beginner squash player. Yarrow teaches the techniques of the game and makes them memorable by demonstrating how the basics apply to game conditions." Tom Jones Publisher Squash News "I am very impressed with this book. As each step finishes, one is left feeling capable. It is comprehensive... and very reader-friendly." Craig Brand Executive Director U.S. Squash Racquets Association


About the Author
Philip Yarrow began competing in and winning squash tournaments as a member of the Under-19 Junior Squad in his native England. While attending Nottingham University, he was both the English Universities and British Champion. His school’s team won the English Universities Team Championship during his years there. While the U.S. National Amateur Champion in 1992 and 1993, Yarrow was also building one of the best squash programs in the country as head squash professional at Chicago’s Lakeshore Athletic Club. He is recognized as the key figure in the recent switch by U.S. players from the North American "hardball" version to the international "softball" version of the game. Yarrow is an English Squash Rackets Association certified coach, an English and U.S.-certified referee, and a U.S.-certified referee instructor. In addition to squash, the author also plays golf and chess. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife, Virginia.

FROM THE PUBLISHER